2010 Missouri Tigers football team

2010 Missouri Tigers football
2010 Missouri Tigers football
Big 12 North Division co-champion
Insight Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Iowa
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	10–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dave Steckel (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Faurot Field
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 18 Missouri x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Kansas State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Colorado	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	1	–	7	3	–	9
South Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$	6	–	2	12	–	2
No. 13 Oklahoma State x	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 19 Texas A&M x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Baylor	4	–	4	7	–	6
Texas Tech	3	–	5	8	–	5
Texas	2	–	6	5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his tenth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The team began the season fresh off their fifth straight bowl appearance. The team hired a new public address announcer, Randy Moehlman.^[1]

Michael Egnew (TE), was named to the 1st-Team All-American list. He became the third MU tight end to win that honor in the last four years. The previous two were Martin Rucker (2007) and Chase Coffman (2008). Egnew led all of the nation's tight ends with 83 receptions, and his 698 receiving yards was also second-most among all tight ends, with those figures coming against the nation's 9th-toughest schedule.^[2] The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and faced the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Insight Bowl, which they lost by a score of 27–24.

In early August 2010, the team voted their star running back Derrick Washington team captain. Washington had led the team in all rushing categories in each of the previous two seasons. However, just after being named captain, Washington was investigated for sexually assaulting his tutor, a female MU student, which led to a felony charge of deviate sexual assault and his suspension from the football team at the end of preseason camp. He dropped out of school shortly afterwards, and was eventually convicted of sexual assault a year later, serving 120 days of a 5-year sentence.^[3]^[4]

Recruits[edit]

Key Losses:

WR Danario Alexander
DL Jaron Baston
DE Brian Coulter
P Jake Harry
DL Andy Maples
K Tanner Mills
WR Jared Perry
S Hardy Ricks
LB Terrance Jackson
OL Ryan Schleusner
LB Sean Weatherspoon

All 23 listed players are verbal commits and are not binding until signing their National Letter of Intent during the National Signing Period February 3, 2010 – April 1, 2010.
All 23 signed on February 3.^[5]

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Nick Demien OT	Wentzville, Missouri	Timberland HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.0	Aug 15, 2009
Nick Demien OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Kony Ealy DE	New Madrid, Missouri	Central HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.55	Nov 2, 2009
Kony Ealy DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Daniel Easterly S / ATH	Detroit, Michigan	Cass Technical HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.89	Dec 7, 2009
Daniel Easterly S / ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
James Franklin QB	Lake Dallas, Texas	Lake Dallas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.6	Mar 14, 2009
James Franklin QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Tyler Gabbert QB	Ballwin, Missouri	Parkway West HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.67	Dec 12, 2009
Tyler Gabbert QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
E. J. Gaines DB	Independence, Missouri	Fort Osage HS	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.41	Jul 20, 2009
E. J. Gaines DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Anthony Gatti OT	St. Louis, Missouri	Parkway North HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	NA	Jul 21, 2009
Anthony Gatti OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Matt Hoch DE	Harlan, Iowa	Harlan Community HS	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.85	Dec 19, 2009
Matt Hoch DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Tristan Holt DB	Gilmer, Texas	Gilmer HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.45	Jul 17, 2009
Tristan Holt DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jimmie Hunt WR	Cahokia, Illinois	Cahokia HS	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.45	Jun 7, 2009
Jimmie Hunt WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Henry Josey RB / ATH	Angleton, Texas	Angleton HS	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	4.4	Sep 20, 2009
Henry Josey RB / ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Marcus Lucas WR	Liberty, Missouri	Liberty HS	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.50	Dec 19, 2009
Marcus Lucas WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Mitch Morse OT	Austin, Texas	St. Michael's Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	5.20	Apr 19, 2009
Mitch Morse OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Marcus Murphy RB	Desoto, Texas	De Soto HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	4.50	Dec 12, 2009
Marcus Murphy RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Jared Parham LB	Coppell, Texas	Coppell HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.60	Jun 23, 2009
Jared Parham LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Darvin Ruise S / ATH	Glen Saint Mary, Florida	Baker County Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.57	Nov 9, 2009
Darvin Ruise S / ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Bud Sasser WR	Denton, Texas	Ryan HS	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.60	Dec 19, 2009
Bud Sasser WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Xavier Smith DB	Edmond, Oklahoma	North HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.49	Jul 22, 2009
Xavier Smith DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Lucas Vincent DT	Olathe, Kansas	Olathe North Sr HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	4.91	Apr 18, 2009
Lucas Vincent DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Kenronte Walker S	Fayetteville, North Carolina	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.45	Dec 12, 2009
Kenronte Walker S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NA
Eric Waters TE	Arlington, Texas	Mansfield Summit HS	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.70	Sep 20, 2009
Eric Waters TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Braylon Webb DB	Gilmer, Texas	Gilmer HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	NA	Jul 21, 2009
Braylon Webb DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Greg White RB	De Queen, Arkansas	De Queen HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	4.60	Jul 28, 2009
Greg White RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27t Rivals: 21 ESPN: 72
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Missouri 2010 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2010. "2010 Missouri Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2010. "2010 Player Commitments – Missouri". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

Schedule[edit]

The October 23 game against Oklahoma played host to ESPN's College GameDay, a first for the program, and drew a new record crowd of 18,000 for the show.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	11:30 am	vs. Illinois*		Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO (rivalry)	FSN	W 23–13	58,060	^[7]
September 11	6:00 pm	McNeese State*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN PPV	W 50–6	55,582	^[8]
September 18	6:00 pm	San Diego State*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN PPV	W 27–24	56,050	^[9]
September 25	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 51–13	60,329	^[10]
October 9	6:00 pm	Colorado	No. 24	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 26–0	62,965	^[11]
October 16	11:00 am	at Texas A&M	No. 21	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 30–9	83,453	^[12]
October 23	7:00 pm	No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 18	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	ABC	W 36–27	71,004	^[13]
October 30	2:30 pm	at No. 14 Nebraska	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN	L 17–31	85,907	^[14]
November 6	7:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 14	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 17–24	55,667	^[15]
November 13	11:30 am	Kansas State	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Senior Day)	FSN	W 38–28	63,310	^[16]
November 20	6:00 pm	at Iowa State	No. 15	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	W 14–0	41,776	^[17]
November 27	11:30 am	vs. Kansas	No. 15	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Border War)	FSN	W 35–7	55,788	^[18]
December 28	9:00 pm	Iowa*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Insight Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–27	53,453	^[19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[edit]

2010 Missouri Tigers roster(as of 8/30/10 MUTIGERS.com Archived 2014-04-03 at the Wayback Machine )

Wide receivers

2 L'Damian Washington – Freshman
3 Gahn McGaffie – '' Sophomore
5 Rola

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